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Second Epistle of the Apostle Peter – Authorship Disputes
By Prof. A. Lopukhin The author of the Epistle, known in the canon as the Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Peter, from the very beginning calls himself Simon Peter,…
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The Eighth Day – A Symbol of the Future Century
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos So far, we have examined the weekly festive cycle, that is, the meaning of the days of each week, and we have seen what we…
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Symbolism of Numbers in Holy Scripture
By Λεξικό Βιβλίκης Θεολογίας When we encounter numerical designations in the sacred books, we must first establish whether they have been transmitted correctly. Since in ancient times numbers were written…
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The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward
By St. Asterius of Amasia A Word of Asterius, Bishop of Amasia on Luke’s Parable of the Unrighteous Steward (Luke 16:1-13) Many times, in speaking with you, I have said…
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What do the words: “their eyes were opened” mean (Gen. 3:7)
By St. Photius the Great Question 14: What do the words: “their eyes were opened” mean (Gen. 3:7), and how did the crime have the power to open their eyes?…
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What does it mean: “Whoever digs a pit will fall into it himself” (Eccl. 10:8)?
By St. Photius the Great The pit spoken of here signifies a plot against one’s neighbor and great destruction, according to what is written: “He dug a pit, dug it…
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On Spiritual loveliness
By St. Gregory of Sinai A great adversary of truth, dragging many today to destruction, is delight. Through it, a dark ignorance has reigned in the souls of the spiritually…
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On Living According to the Will of God
By St. John, Metropolitan of Tobolsk Our success in the Christian life depends on how much we submit our human will to God's. The more sincere our submission, the more…
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On the Action of Demonic Power in Our Lives
By St. Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) Today at the Liturgy, the Holy Church offered us for instruction the Gospel story of the healing of the demoniac of the Gadarenes by the…
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Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
† BARTHOLOMEW BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECCLENIC PATRIARCH TO THE WHOLE FULFILLMENT OF THE CHURCH MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF GOD BE FROM…